THE TEN COMMANDMENTS I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. IV. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. THE CHURCH OF GOD SABBATH SCHOOL LESSONS THIRD QUARTER 2005 V. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. VI. Thou shalt not kill. VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. VIII. Thou shalt not steal. IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. July August September
Volume LV Number 3 The Church of God Sabbath School Lessons (USPS No. 560-980) is published quarterly, one month before the beginning of each new quarter: March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1, by the Church of God Publishing House, P O Box 328, Salem, WV 26426-0328. Periodicals postage will be paid at Salem, WV 26426-0328. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Church of God Sabbath School Lessons, PO Box 328, Salem, WV 26426-0328. Your subscription is free. If you wish to contribute an offering, your contribution will be tax deductible. IN THIS QUARTERLY Lesson For Sabbath, July 2, 2005 BEGINNINGS Scripture Reading: Genesis 1. Golden Text: Job 26:7. NOTE: Webster's describes Genesis as the way in which something comes to be; beginning or origin, giving an account of the creation of the universe. 1. What happened in the beginning? Genesis 1:1; Job 38:4-6, Psalm 24:1-2 2. How was creation accomplished? John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-17; Ephesians 3:9. 3. Does Hebrews tell us the same thing? Hebrews 1:1-2. 4. What else are we told had their beginnings in this book? The following lessons will help to establish the story flow of the Bible and to remind us of some of the experiences God's people had during the early pages of scripture. It is always good to keep these things before our eyes lest we forget. More importantly, we always want to do what God wants us to do and not to do what is "right in our own eyes," as the Israelites did from time to time. God tells us to be perfect, and we should strive to do that in every aspect of our lives. a) Light - Genesis 1:3-4; Isaiah 45:7 b) Day - Genesis 1:5; Job 26:10 c) Seas - Genesis 1:9-10; Nehemiah 9:6 d) Grass, seed, trees - Genesis 1:11-12; Matthew 6:30 e) Sun, moon, stars - Genesis 1:14-18; Psalm 8:3, 89:37 f) Fish/fowl - Genesis 1:20-22 g) Living creatures/cattle/etc. - Genesis 1:24-25 h) Man - Genesis 1:26-27; Psalm 8:4-9
Lesson For Sabbath, July 9, 2005 ADAM AND EVE Scripture Reading: Genesis 2. Golden Text: I Corinthians 15:45 (first part) 1. How was Adam made? Genesis 2:7. 2. From where did Eve come? Genesis 2:18-22; Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6. 3. In whose image and likeness was man created? Genesis 1:26-27. 4. What happened to Adam and Eve? Genesis 3:1-7. 5. After their sin, what did God say and do? Genesis 3:14-19,22-24. 6. Who were their first two children? Genesis 4:1-2. 7. What did Cain do? Genesis 4:8. 8. What did the Lord say? Genesis 4:9-12. 9. Who was born next? Genesis 4:25. 10. In whose image and likeness was Seth created? Genesis 5:1-3. NOTE: Adam and Eve were created perfect in the image and likeness of God. Seth was begotten in the image and likeness of his sinful father. See Psalm 51:5. Lesson For Sabbath, July 16, 2005 NOAH Scripture Reading: Genesis 6. Golden Text: Hebrews 11:7. 1. What was it about Noah that he found grace in the eyes of the Lord? Genesis 6:8-9. 2. How was the rest of the world? Genesis 6:5, 11-12. 3. What did God decide to do to the rest of mankind? Genesis 6:13. 4. While the ark was a place of refuge, what was Noah to do with it both in and out? Genesis 6:14. NOTE: Strongs indicates the word pitch means to cover like atonement, cleanse, dismissal, forgive. Psalm 32:1; Romans 4:7 5. What was Noah's qualification for being saved? Genesis 7:1; Psalm 1:5-6, 11:7. 6. How was Noah to load the ark with the animals? Genesis 7:2-3, 7-9, 13-16. 7. What happened in the six hundredth year of Noah's life? Genesis 7:11-12, 17-20. 8. Were there any other survivors? Genesis 7:21-24. 9. After 150 days, what occurred? Genesis 8:1-4. 10. When Noah left the ark, what did he do? Genesis 8:20-22.
Lesson For Sabbath, July 23, 2005 ABRAHAM Scripture Reading: Genesis 12. Golden Text: Genesis 18:19. 1. What are we told about the lineage of Abram? Genesis 11:26-30. 2. Where did Terah intend to go, and where did he end up? Genesis 11:31-32. 3. What did the Lord tell Abram to do? Genesis 12:1-3; Hebrews 11:8-10. 4. When famine came, what did he decide to do? Genesis 12:10. NOTE: Instead of bearing the trial and waiting on the Lord, he (Abram) resorts to the world (Egypt). 5. After his "side trip" to Egypt, where does Abram end up? Genesis 13:1-4. 6. When Lot and his goods were taken, what did Abram do? Genesis 14:8-16. 7. Besides the king of Sodom, who else went to meet Abram? Genesis 14:18-20, Hebrews 7:1-10. 8. After this battle, what did the Lord say to Abram? Genesis 15:1-6. 9. When Abram was 99 years old, what did the Lord say? Genesis 17:1-5, 6-8. 10. Did the Lord keep His promise? Genesis 17:15-19; Genesis 21:1-3. Lesson for Sabbath, July 30, 2005 ISAAC Scripture Reading: Genesis 21:1-34. Golden Text: Genesis 17:19. 1. After Isaac was born, what did God want Abraham to do? Genesis 22:1-2. 2. Did Abraham hestitate or protest in any way? Genesis 22:3-4; James 2:21-23. 3. When Isaac asked his father where the lamb was, what was Abraham's reply? Genesis 22:7-8. 4. Who became Isaac's wife? Genesis 24:62-67. 5. What are we told about the generations of Isaac? Genesis 25:19-23. 6. How old was Isaac when the twins were born? Genesis 25:24-26. 7. When famine was again in the land, what did the Lord tell Isaac to do? Genesis 26:1-5. 8. Did Isaac do the same thing his father did when asked about his wife? Genesis 26:6-7 compare with Genesis 12:10-18. NOTE: Lying and deceit were in this family. Let us learn from the Word and not repeat these offenses. 9. Was the covenant confirmed in Isaac? Genesis 26:24-25. 10. Why was Jacob able to deceive his father? Genesis 27:1 (firstpart) NOTE: Abraham and Isaac lied, and Jacob stole the blessing. Remember "what a tangled web we weave when we set out to deceive."
Lesson For Sabbath, August 6, 2005 JACOB AND ESAU Scripture Reading: Genesis 28. Golden Text: Genesis 25:23. 1. When the twins were born, who was the eldest? Genesis 25:24-26. 2. How does the scripture describe each boy? Genesis 25:27-28. 3. What event occurred so that the "elder shall serve the younger." Genesis 25:29-34; Hebrews 12:16-17. NOTE: Esau had no vision, and as a result did not think much of his birthright. See Proverbs 28:18 (first part). 4. What else happened to Esau? Genesis 27:1-4. 5. When Rebekah heard Isaac speak to Esau about the blessing, what did she do? Genesis 27:5-13. 6. How were they to overcome the fact that Esau was hairy and Jacob had smooth skin? Genesis 27:14-16. 7. What did Isaac do? Genesis 27:18-29. 8. How did Esau react? Genesis 27:34-36, 41-44. 9. Was the covenant confessional in Jacob? Genesis 28:1-4. 10. We know that Jacob was "the supplanter," but what did Laban do to him? Genesis 29:16-28. Lesson For Sabbath, August 13, 2005 TWELVE TRIBES Scripture Reading: Genesis 49. Golden Text: Genesis 49:28. 1. What sons did Leah bear? Genesis 29:32-35; 30:17-19, 35:23. 2. How did this affect Rachel? Genesis 30:1-8; 35:25. 3. Zilpah had two sons, who were they? Genesis 30:9-13; 35:26. 4. What happened when God remembered Rachel? Genesis 30:22-24. 5. When Benjamin was born, what else happened? Genesis 35:16-18, 24. 6. What was the new name God gave to Jacob? Genesis 35:9-12. 7. How did Stephen refer to the twelve sons? Acts 7:8. 8. When Paul witnessed to Agrippa, what did he say about himself and the twelve tribes? Acts 26:1-7. 9. To whom did James write his epistle? James 1:1. 10. When Peter asked Jesus "what shall we have therefore," what was the answer? Matthew 19:27-28.
Lesson For Sabbath, August 20, 2005 JOSEPH Scripture Reading: Genesis 37. Golden Text: Genesis 41:39. 1. What happened to Joseph after Potiphar bought him? Genesis 39:1-5. 2. During this time what did Potiphar's wife try to do? Genesis 39:7. 3. How did Joseph react? Genesis 39:8-9. NOTE: Joseph knew what sin was well before Moses and the formal giving of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai. 4. What occurs next? Genesis 39:10-20. 5. Did God forsake Joseph? Genesis 39:21-23; Hebrews 13:5. 6. What event took place after two years? Genesis 41:1-8. 7. Who interpreted the dream, and what did it mean? Genesis 41:14-16, 28-37. 8. What did Pharaoh do for Joseph? Genesis 41:38-44. 9. How did the famine affect Joseph's father and siblings? Genesis 42:1-3, 7-8. 10. After a while, what did Joseph do? Genesis 45:1-4. 11. Did Joseph have ill feelings towards his brothers? Genesis 45:5-7; 50:15-21. Lesson For Sabbath, August 27, 2005 MOSES AND THE ISRAELITES Scripture Reading: Exodus 2. Golden Text: Numbers 12:3. 1. While keeping the flock, what supernatural event took place? Exodus 3:1-2. 2. When Moses asked who should he say sent him to the children of Israel, what answer was he given? Exodus 3:13-14; John 8:58. 3. What was Moses' commission? Exodus 3:15-17; 4:29-31. 4. How did Moses's demands affect Pharaoh? Exodus 7:13-14; 7:1-3. 5. What finally made Pharaoh drive the Israelites out of Egypt? Exodus 11:1-6; 12:29-33. 6. How did the Israelites prepare for this event? Exodus 12:2-7. 7. What did the blood do? Exodus 12:12-13; Hebrews 9:22. 8. How many Israelites left Egypt, and how long had they been there? Exodus 12:37-41. 9. After leaving Egypt, what did the Lord use to lead the people? Exodus 13:21-22. 10. How long was Moses in the mount? Exodus 24:18; Deuteronomy 9:9.
Lesson For Sabbath, September 3, 2005 THE EXODUS AND THE ISRAELITES Scripture Reading: Exodus 12:1-36. Golden Text: Exodus 14:13. 1. Where did the Lord tell Moses to camp, and why? Exodus 14:1-4. 2. After performing many mighty miracles, were the Israelites confident when they saw the Egyptians coming after them? Exodus 14:8-12. 3. How did Moses respond? Exodus 14:13-14. NOTE: Pharoah thought he had the Israelites "cornered" against the Red Sea, but the Lord had other plans. 4. What did the Lord tell Moses to do? Exodus 14:16, 21-22. 5. What happened to Pharaoh and the rest of the Egyptians? Exodus 14:23-25. 6. After Israel passed through the Red Sea, what did the Lord tell Moses to do? Exodus 14:26-28, 29-31. 7. When they had journeyed three days and found no water, what did the Lord say and what did they find? Exodus 15:22-27. 8. After murmuring against Moses and Aaron, what did God provide for the people? Exodus 16:1-5. 9. What happened in Rephidim? Exodus 17:1-6. 10. What promise was made to the people when they came into the wilderness of Sinai? Exodus 19:1-7. Lesson For Sabbath, September 10, 2005 THOUGHTS FROM LEVITICUS Scripture Reading: Leviticus 1. Golden Text: Leviticus 19:2. NOTE: In Exodus, the Lord spoke to the people from Mt. Sinai. In Leviticus, He speaks to them from the tabernacle. While He draws nearer, He tells the people how they can draw nearer. 1. What was to be done with a meat offering? Leviticus 2:1-3, 11, 13. 2. If a sin was committed through ignorance, what was to be done? Leviticus 4:1-7. 3. When someone lied to his neighbor, how was it to be taken care of? Leviticus 6:1-7. 4. How were the priests consecrated? Leviticus 8:1-13. 5. What else was needed? Leviticus 8:14-15, 22-24. 6. What happened when Nadab and Abilau offered strange fire unto the Lord? Leviticus 10:1-2. 7. Were the priests able to drink wine or strong drink when they went into the tabernacle? Leviticus 10:8-10. 8. Why did the Lord give the Israelites the law of the clean and unclean? Leviticus 11:44-47. 9. Where was a person to go when they might be sick with leprosy? Leviticus 13:1-3. 10. What was to happen if an ox, lamb or goat was killed by an Israelite and not brought to the door of the tabernacle? Leviticus 17:1-4.
Lesson For Sabbath, September 17, 2005 THOUGHTS FROM NUMBERS Scripture Reading: Numbers 1:1-19. Golden Text: Numbers 1:44. 1. When the Israelites pitched their tents, were they told how to do it? Numbers 2:1-3. 2. What was the tribe of Levi to do? Numbers 3:5-10. 3. Other people and families had specific responsibilities. What were some of them? a. The Kohathrites - Numbers 4:15 b. Eleazar, Aaron's Son - Numbers 4:16 c. The Merarite - Numbers 4:29-32 d. The Nazarites - Numbers 6:1-5 NOTE: Jesus was a Nazarene, not a Nazarite. He was known as Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 16:6). 4. When the tabernacle was fully set up, what did the princes of Israel offer? Numbers 7:1-5. 5. What did the Israelites do during the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt? Numbers 9:1-5, 14. 6. How did the Lord help Moses bear the burden of the people? Numbers 11:11-12, 16-17. 7. What happened when Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses? Numbers 12:1-10. 8. After Miriam became leprons, what did Aaron do? Numbers 12:11-13. Lesson For Sabbath, September 24, 2005 THOUGHTS FROM DEUTERONOMY Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 1:1-38. Golden Text: Deuteronomy 30:19. 1. How large was the bedstead of Og? Deuteronomy 3:11. 2. What admonition did Moses give to Israel? Deuteronomy 4:1-2. 3. When Moses called heaven and earth to witness against Israel, what did he say? Deuteronomy 4:26-30. 4. Moses reminded Israel about the covenant God made with them at Horeb. What else did God add at that time? Deuteronomy 5:1-4, 22-26. 5. Where were the words (commandments) to be kept, and what were they supposed to do with them? Deuteronomy 6:6-9. 6. Were the Israelites to make any covenants with the other nations? Deuteronomy 7:1-4. 7. How were they to deal with the other nations? Deuteronomy 7:5. 8. Why were the Israelites chosen? Deuteronomy 7:6-11. 9. What were the people to do to receive blessings? Deuteronomy 28:1-14. 10. What would happen if they did not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God? Deuteronomy 28:15-23. 11. What was Moses' final warning? Deuteronomy 30:19. 9. What was the result? Numbers 12:14-15.